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DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, NEWS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS.WILLIAM LEWIS, -JOHN S. RICHARDSON, JiR., PROPRIETORS. e -t. TERMS-621 N ADVANCEVOL. VIII. SUlITERVILLE, S. C., SEPT., 204 1854. NO. 47.THE SUMTER BANNER15 i'U t1l.Slli lS Every Wedmei4dny 3IoriiiiigBYLewis & Richardson,TWO 1)OT.T.ASt in alvance, Two Dollarsand Fifty :erits at the expiration of six inonlthsor Three Dollars at the: end of the year.No paper disontinnedi until all arrearage'sore PAIL, 1imless at the option of the 'rnprietor.7 A Ivertisetnents inserted at SIVi-:NT'FI' Cents per square, (1' lines or less,) forthe first, and half that sum for each subsequentInsertiin, (Oficial advertisellents tine same'each timne).g 'I'he number of insertions to he markedon all Aivertisements or they will be publishedl1ntil orderel to be discontinued, and ehargedaccorcdingly.gY' ON f" 1)Ot.I.AIt per square for a singleinsertion. Qnnrterly and Montlily Advert tements will be charged the sante as a single insertion,. ani sentti-montlIly the same as new onesOri i Dnal Poetry.For the lainner.Lisies ons tle Deatih of a Biother.They tell tme mother thou art gone 1 nomnore on earth i to dweil;'hfat I mnust not Iourn thy-loss-for whatGti decrees " is well,"That the 1l1iov Work of his doth say, whatIle does s for the best :That I iust not mnourn dear mother ? forthey know you're Iome at rest.Bui there's painflul IcoCllecteins nother 'left of you behindi,Ani w~hen recaliil! iack tile past, and itsever in lily iliilli;I think of your kind-greeti'g voice, inunion wnth your sntille,Oh how it. grieves me moother ! to thin1kol' that the while.In ciihoui's happiest hour, and in sorrow and despair,You were always by rine nmher ! you werealways-ever nearAnd if I chanced to do things wrong, ortol iii, in your sightYou were ready-ever-to check inc, andto guide Inc in the right.liver--always my .' ir o~ther ivt ;r-.. cepts I will obey,Atnll ibibluw in your !o-ttte;w until thatfin~al clay,When Goid decrees it st, to remove tiunom1 this World;Oh yes'$, Iny dear, good imother ! to do so,I shall toil.And now you're gone lily mother ! I canhir vuir vOice no mtfore,I feel so sid and mountinl I would I toocould go ;And when I'm ta'.en from this Earth, ohmay I nieet yout there ?Where: ang:s shout their praises ? up inth Icavenil ;iliypire !S. A. S.Astrology.A celebrated writer. alliding to thissubject, says it is remarkable that ofthe many predictions which have beenmade by astrologers frot tiie totim1e, so few of them have been veritied. I iatory, however, records matnyinstatces whete the predictions of astrologera have been fullilled. in theprescnt ugLe, when such events occur,they are merely considered remarkable eoincieJt'nces.The Duke of A thol, uncle of JamesJ. of Scot ind, had been assured by apretender to the occult sciences, thatle would live to be a King, and wouldbe crowned publicly in presence of alarge tsemibly of t he people. lie putlitith in this prediction, and to hustenthe LulliilmeIit of the piophecy, causedhis nephew to be as-asinated. But hepaid the penalty of his anae crime,S and was iced to exeution in one of thepublic squares of Edinburgih. Ilewas taunted and reviled by the popuiJace, wh'io placed on his head ani i roncroUwn, ont which was inseibed "TheKing of' TraiLtrs."The fito of iEschylus, the Greektragi~ediani, is wvell known. It hnas bteenj.redicted Lhat hie would be killed bythe falling of a hiouso. Onte day,while lie wats walking in the ficids, uta distance from any hurnatn habitation,an eagle wich had carried off a tor'toise ini his talonis, but could not dlisengage the meat fromi the shell, p~erceived the bal head of the poet, andprobably taking it f'or a rock, let thetortoise fiull upon it fromi a greatheight. Btut iEschyluis h'ad Lhe worstof' it-for' his skull was frtatctur'ed, atndhe died on the spot.An astrolloger alt the Court of LewisXl. of France, predicted ani afflietingevenit, which catme to pass. 'Vie kirgsient for the sage, having previouslyordere'd his satellites to bei preparedat a gviven signal (0 seize htitm andthrow lhim out of' the wvindow. Theking said to him, on his entranitce, "Youwho pretend to lif't the v'eil of' futurity, can yotu foretell the exact hiour' ofyour o wn dea th ?"' "No, sire," saidtheu wary anst rologer', wi th admiiraleprseceo mindl~, sitspectintg the d~ebign of the ty raint, "I only know that. Ishall die exactly three days beforeyouir Majesty !" Tlhe king wats tlhunlderstruck at thais auiswer, antd ref'rainedftom giving Lthe signial. Sir W~alter'Seott ha~s yuy ingenuously interwoventhis auimedute inte the Ltb of' Quentin])tjrwarc.Cardun.l ai soothsayer, wh~o dealt exf~esiivin. hllrusonepLs. was notparticularly fortunate in his predictions. In onte instance, however, iemade use of a very elleetual means toguard against any mistake. JIe predicted the day of his death, and whenthe time drew near, and his health,much to his mortification, continuedrinpaired, he absolutely abstainedfromt food, and died of hunger, on theday predicted, that. he might nt fidisifv his prediction.'T'hat oracle of' moral anl politicalwisdom, ford Bacon, in his chapterupon Prophecies, speaking of modernpredictions and prophecies, says. "Myjudgment is, that they ought all to bedispised, aid ought, to Serve for wintertalk by the fireside. Though when Isay dlispised, I mean it as f~ r belieffor in otherwise the spreading orpur biishirg of them is in nn sort to bedispised ; for they have done muchiischief. I see many severe lawsmniadIe to suppress then surne grace andsome credit, consisteth in three things.First, that men mark when they hit,but never mark when they miss, asthey do generally. The second is,that probably conjectures or obscuretraditions many Liines turn ticmselvesout prophecies. The third and last.(which is the great, one) is, that allmoswt all of them, being infinite inSnmber, have been irip stors ; aid byidle and crafty brains merely contrived and feigned after the event passThe Refeormaiatou of Wiliati Wirt.A Ti-e iei-:NCrENr is nts IiSTORY.The distingui-lied William Wirtwithia six or seven tmontis after hismiiarriage, becamrne addicted to internanrce, the eflIet of which operatedstrongly on the iniid and health of Iriswift. aid in a few nia-rithrs a1nre shewas numabered amrong the dead. Herdeath led himi to leave the cvrntrv inwhich he resided, and he ini.oved to.1lieiin d. id, where ie s' aoon r ( . i.tinetiot. lut his habits hung abouthii), and occasionally ie was foundwith jolly and ftalieiutie spirits iliLiat-cliuial ian revelry. l1is practicebeg:n to fall off, and rnimy loukid rion iiim as on the sure road to ruin.lie was advised to. get married, witha view of correcting hiis habits. 1hishe consented to d if t the right personotiered. Ile accordingly paid his addresses to Miss Gantble. After somemonuth's attentions Ie asked her handin marriage. She replied" Mi. Wirt, I have been -well awareof your attensions some time back,and shiould have given you to understand that your visits and attentionswere not aeeptable, had I not reciprocated the aflection w ich your evincedfor me. Bit I cannot yield assentuntil you make mre a pledge never totouch, taste, or handle any intoxicatiig drink."This reply, to Wirt, was unexpectedas it was novel. ills reply was, thathe regarded the propositioan as a barto further considerationt oni the subject,and he left her.1er course toward him was thesamte-his, r esentment, and neglect..In the course of a few weeks iewent again and solicited her hand.Ile becamie ,indignant and regardedthe terms she proposed, as an insultto his honor, and vowed it should bethe last meeting they should ever have.Ileo took to dIirkinag worse anda wor-se,arid secemed to aruna headionag to rin.Oner day, wvhi e lyirng ini tire city,near a little grog shop or grocery deaddrunk, aL young lady whnomr it, is riotnecessary to niahme, was passmng tiat.way to her home, rnot, far ol, .andu Ibehreld him with iris faee turnred up totire rays of thre scorchinig suar. Siretook her handkerchaief, with lieri ownnratme maarked upon it, aind placed it,over iris fhce. After he hrad remrainredini that position ihr somne hrours, Irewas awakenred, and iris thirst being sogrreat, ihe wenrt into thre grog sirop orgzrocery to get a dr-ink, wihen hre discovered the hanrdkercirief' at, wich helooked, arid tire namre was oar it.. After pausinrg a fewv miniutes, Ire exclaim.ed," Great God ! whmo hans left, this withme'? Whio placed tis over mry fhee?'No one kunew. Hie droppred tireglass exclairming"Erroughr ! enrourgh !"'lie retired instnrtliy f'rom thre store,forgetting iris thrirst but niot iris debaucir, tire hrand kerchtief or the lady -vowing, if God gave himt strenigth,never to touch ta-ste or hanirdle inrtoxreatinrg dirinks.To meet, Miss G'amrbie was onre oftire hrardest efforts of iris life,. If' hemnet he-ra in her cariarge or orr foot, Irerpped round tire nrearest. eor-ier. Sireat, last, addressed hrima a nrote under herown hantrd, inrvitinrg him to her hrouse,wichi ire finally gathered couraege t~oaccept. .lie todd her if shre still borecarflectioan ihr imr hre would agree tohrer ownr tea-ms.1Her answer wasr' My conditlins are now whrat threyevenr have bet-na" Then," said W irt, "I accept them."[They were soon married, and fromthat day he kept his word, and his affairs brightened, while honor and glorygathered around his brow. His namehas been enrolled high in the templeof fame ; while patriotism and renownlive after him with imperishable lustre.How many noble minds might theyoung ladies save, if they would fol.low t he example of the heroine heartedMiss Gamble, the relation of Lafay -etteA Yankee Stratagem.The " General Monk," about thebeginning of the year 1782, was aterror to all merchant vessels whichnavigated the Deleware Bay. Ilav.img a regular commission, she wasjustified inl making captures, andplayed havoc with the commerce ofthe bay and river. The vessel carried eighteen nine pounders. and wasmanned by one hund red and fifty tmen.The news of her continued captureswas anything but. pleasing to the Philadelphians, and much conversationtook place upon the subject among thecitizens.At a casual meeting of merchantsand others, at Crawford & Donaldson's insurance ofice, in Market street,(insurance companies were not common then,) the conversation turnedupon the damage which this vesselwas committing, with entire intpunit..It was thought proper to do somethinigto remove the pest; and the gestlemenpresent agreed to raise a loan tr thepurpo-,- of fitting out a vessel toattack the Englishmen. The lankof North America loaned the moneyon the responsibility of the subscribers, and with it the "IIyder Ali" waspurchased of John W. Stantley, andplaced in command of CommodoreB3arney. A commission as a " letterof to argue " was procured, and thecrew wNs Composed of volunteers.The vcasel was fitted out with fournine pounders and twelve sixes,lc crew nuinihered one hundredand twenty, imostly landsmen. Therewas consequently a great inferiorityon the part of the American vessel inpoint of meta! and men.Nevertheless, [iarney sailed in aweek, having disguised his vessel as armerchantmn. lie coinmanded thecrew that, when he should order themto board, they should not board buttite; and when he directed them to fire,they should board. They soon espiedthe " General Monk," which provedto be not so fast a sailor as the " Hil.der Ali " Barney therefiore, hung overa drag anchor to impede his way; anddeceived by the slowness, and expecting an easy prey, the English vesselranged up to them. W hen they gotnear enough to the American, Barneycried out to the men:" Prepare to board !"The lEnglishimen, interpreting hisconm: nad literally, lined the sides ofhis vessel to resist tie boarding. TieAmericans took their stations at theguns. Once there, Barney cried out:" Board."Instantly a flash broke out from thebroadside of the I lyder Ali, and theiron Inissives produced a terrible efTectupon the thick ranks which lined thedecks of the opposing vessel. Thecaptain of the Monk ordered his mento fire, but, it, was ton late. One hundIre'd men had been stricken downikilled amnd wounded by thme first broadside0; among the latter were the En.glish captain and manmy oflicers. TIhefire was but feebly returned, anid Barney, ordering his men~i to fire, boardedthe vessel, and took possession withouta blow. Tlhey brought their prize uipto Ph'iladelpjhia, mid great was therejoicing thereat. Bai ney's loss wasbu~t four killed and fifteen wounded.A Ouurious .MiStor'y of a tMasonic Blibic.A correspondenlt thus writes to us:" It miay not, be known to you that theF'reemasons of'the -16th regiment nIowstationed in WVindsor, have in theirpossessionm the original bible belong.ing to lodge 227 of' the lmrish constitution, once in existence in that corps,upon which Geor-ge Washinigtoni,aiftern~ardls connander-in-chief of' thearmuy of' the United States, was initiated into the rites of f'reemasonry.This book was taken in battle- oncein 1777, during the American' war,once by the French, at Doiminica, in1805, and each time honorably re.stored to the lodge of' the 416th, with amiilitary escort as a guard of' hoinorEach ease of r'estoration wais a scenem ofmoral beauty-a triumpllhant vinidica.tioni of the puriity ofimasonic principles.Th'le surpr'ise and feelings of' both oflieer's and men may be imiagined whenthey perceived the flag of' truce thatannlouncied this elegant comnplimientfrom their gallant opponents but stillnoblier brethren, who ofTer-ed, by theact, the acknowledgment and homageof an etnlightened nation of the purity,v-ale. and uttility of masonry. I amsure Brother Tylie (Major, to whosecharge this "jewel " is entrusted, willallow his fellow craft to view this, tethem, most interestin, relic of daysgone by, especially a- it is again aboutto brave the dangers of active war.May God speed these gallant followswherever they g,!lintsr and Eton E.rpress.A Silcnt Man.Capt. Stone, of the steamer Canada,now in this port, is probably the mostsilent man afloat. Sailors who havebeen with hime many months say theynever heard him speak. lie wri'eshis orders to his oflicers, and if the.vf(it in carrying the;n out, he reprimands them in writting. Yet he histhe reputation of being oe of themost skillful and prudent captains ofthe Cunard line, and r emarkahle fiorhis powers of personal endurance.When at sea he rarely leaves thedeck, night or day, more than an hourat a time, and nothing appears toescape his notice. Still he does notspeak, either to his oflicers or passengers. On a recent passage two wagswho were passengers in his ship, noticed this peculiarity, and at dinnerone day were quite eloquent upon theblessings of speech, and by way ofrontrast, expressed their deep conumniceation for dummies. One of thewags was so overcome by his feelingsthat he deliberately took an onionfrom his pocket and applied it to hisright eye, while he gazed at Capt.Stone with the left.Poor, dear gentleman," he sobbed,as the tears followed the onion, " Iwonder if he is deaf as well as dumb."This was too much for the passen.gers, who burst into a roar of laughter,in which Capt. Stone joined as heartilyas the rest. When order was restoredhe said -" Gentlenwr, ladies, or ladies andgentlemnci., : acknow;edg-e that I ap.pear t" ,-2- .'t-Ag" t.y not sp'eNking imore thade i do; bu; :wuat wouldyou have mre to say? It is my con.stant care to see that you are properly-attended to.in every particular. Whatmore can you desire?"After this efyort he resumed silenee,and has not been known to speaksince.-Borton Atlas.Extreane Modesty.I heard of a easet of extreme modesty the other day; so extreme that itcould not be understood. A ladywent into Thornley's India rubberstore, and inquired of the fascinatingMr. 'T'." lave you any India-rubber elegyenicirclers?"" What did you say, ma'am?" saidthe store-keeper, slightly confounded."Elegy encirclers," reieated thelady, with a blush.Thornley looked round the store,first at the great piles of India-rubber,then at gutta percha, then at India-rub.her cloth, and so on, but without, seeing anything corresponding to thename." You're sure it's made of Indiarubber?" said Mr. '1'., inwardly de.claring that there was nothing modeof that article that he had not seen." Oh, yes," replied the lady.'- Do you see anything like it?" atlength returned the bewildered fellow.The lady looked round the wellfilled store, and at. length er eye restedup)on a box, which she blushinglypointed to. What do you supposeit, cointamedlGarters!She was soon helped to a pair, andas she took ther leave, it. all at oneoccurred to Mr. Th'lornuley that garter-swero lie-g ecierclers..Adm'antage of p~lnini Fi",t Trees~on D1)ecltics.-Do)dar t. first obisem vedlthat trees pmur,hed their branches in adirection parallel to, the surface of theearth. If a tiree stands on a steep itp~ushues both towards the hill andtowardls the declivity; buit on bothsides it still preseres its branebesparalleled to the surface. As theire isan attraction between the uipper suirIhee of leaves anid light, I aim alsopersuaded, though not egnally certainof' it fromi experimlent that there is anattraction of lie samei naiur-e b~etwe~enthe under surface oif the earth. ThisI consider thle true cause of the phenomo'nous, I had long observed thatthe most fruitful orchards and the mostfertile trees aie those planted on adeclivity, and the steeper it is, thoughnot qluite a precipuice, thme iiorc fertilethey priove. It, is well knownm thatthme spreading of trees altways rendmersthem fri-itfi Il. On a plaini the~y incIlieto shoot uipwards; and therefore vari.0ns ways, to check their perpendicular,amid to pirommote their lateral growth.Blut, this point is obtaiined on a declivity by mttare. Th'lere a tree loses itstendency to shoot uipaurds and inorder to preserve its br-anches parallelwith the surface, is constrained to putthem in a lateral direction. Heonce animportant rule ini the chmoice of orehardsand frulit gardens.--I srner's Jouernal.The Destiny of our Country.The following statistics, extractedfrom the Boston Post, present, in acompact and compendious form, theastonishing extent of our country, itsboundless resources, and its wonderfuldevelopment. In view of our recentorigin and unparalleled advancementin all that constitutes national greatness, it is not wonderful that the nations of Europe, that for a long timelooked upon us with indifierence ordisdain, should now regard us as thegreat and growing Power of theWorld. Who, save omnipotence, canlim Wit us, and who, save omniscience,can tell the surpassing grandeur of ourdestiny-of the A nierican Republic ?Let it guard against assaults fromwithin, and it can easily shield itselffrom all external enemies." The thirty-one States, nine Terri.tories, and District of Columbia, conprising the United States of America,are situated within the parallels of 10deg., east longitude and 48 min., westof the meridian of' Washington, andextending on the Atlantic coast from25 deg., and on the l'acific coast from32 deg., to 40 deg., of north latitude,and euntains a geographical area of3,300,9065 square miles, being onetenth less than the entire continent ofEurope. They contain a populationat the present time of 25,000,000,'ofwhom :M,000,000 are whites. Theextent of its sea-coast, exclusive of is.land.s to the head of tide-water, is 12,609 miles. The length of ten of itsprincipal rivers is 20,000 miles. Thesurthee of its live great lakes is 90,000miles. The number of miles of rail.ways in operation wit.uin its limits is20,000, constructed at a cost of $600,.000,000. The length of its canals is5,000 miles. It contains within its dimits the longest railway upon the surfaceof the globe-the Ilinois Centralwhich is 731~n:iles.The annual valeo of its agricultural productions is $2,000,000,000. Itsmost valuable product is Indian corn,which yields ~annually 400,000,000;and in surveying the agricultural productions- of our country, we are notonly struck with their abundance, butwith their great variety. Our territo.ry extends from the frigid region ofthe north to the genial climate of thetropics, aflrding almost every varietyo; temperature and every kind of grainand vegetables. Her productions rangefrom the cold ice and hard granite ofthe North, the golden corn of theWest, to the cotton and sugar of theSouth; and nearly all in suflicient quantities to supply our domestic consunip.tion, and furnish large supplies forexportation, thus furnishing nearly allthe value as well as the bulk of ourforeign commerce; suggesting therebythe irresistable conclusion that agriculture is the great transcendant interest of our country, and upon whichall other interests depend."The amount of registered and enrolled tonnage is 4,407,010 tons. Theamount of capital invested in manufictures is *600,009,000. The amountof its foreign imports in 1853 was$266,978,647, and the exports *230,076,157. The annual amoant of itsinternal trade is $6,000,000,000. Theannual value of the products of labor(other than agricultural) is $1,500,000.The annual value of the incomesof its inhiabiiants is $1 ,000,000,000.The value of its farms and live stockis $5,000,000,000. Its mi ,es of gold,copper, lead, and iron are among therichest in the world. Tihe value of' thegold produced in California is *10,000,000 per annum. Th'le surface ol itscorn lields is 132,132 square miles.Its receipts fr-om customs, lands, &c., in1853, was *61,327,274, and its expenditures $-43,543,'263. Its national do.main consists of '2,174,168 squareumiles of land. Its national debt is but*50,000,000. The number of its banksat the present time is about 1,100,with at capital of $3,000,000,000W. i thlin her borders are 81,000 schools,6,060 academies, 2:34 colleges, and:3,800 churches. Only one in twenty.two of' its white inihabitats is unable toread anid write, and nineteen of itstwenty-one million of its white inhabitants are native horn."Ca I- I aELAN.-- We have thefollowing by the last steameor in relation to the crops in Ireland:"The weather during the last weekhas been rather untsettled; but, although a good deal of' rain hass fallen,the grain crops do not appear to havebteen at all injured. T1hie wheat lookswell, anid is now ripening fast. and Ido not observe that it has itt any placebeen beaten down. It is remairkablyfree from blightt or smut, while the earis considered unusually large and full.The oat crop has sull'eired more from-the rain and wecather tihan the wheat;nor is it altogether so free frotm blight,although upon this head there is certainly little to comnp lain of."Upon the whole, there is stillevery reason to think that thc graincrops will be the most abundant thathave been gathered for many years.With regard to potatoes, there can beno doubt the disease is now spreading,but not to such an alarming extent assome people represent. The newpotatoes are generally in use throughout the country; and although theleaves, and in some cases the stalks,are blighted, yet the tubers are scarcely touched, while, for the most part thequality is excellent. The quanitysown this year is unprecedentedlylarge, even compared with the verybest of times, so that. it is hoped thatafter all casualties and losses, therewill be a full average supply."Early Courtsithip iin Ohio.It you can't git them that you want.you must take them you can git, andthat is how I came marry Patsy.Love will go where 'tis sent anyhow,and the harder a chap loves a gal, thepoorer chance he stands of gitten her ;the thing is just here; the more lieloves her, the more shy and tremblinghe is, and he can't tell his feelings toher ifhe tries-while the careless andunfeeling chap, that's got no morelove in him than a Boss, can have adozen gals after hin at once.I have thought the heart ii likemud turtles' eggs, you dent the shellon one side-a dent on the othsr side,made in the same manner, will bringall smooth again.So with the heart; one gal makes adent-it remains bruised, till someother gal presses it, pushing out theold bruise and carving a new one.Well:accidents will happen, folks willlaugh-the world is wore fond of funthan logic-and they might as welllaugh at Inc as any body.So I agreed to tell you about mycourtship. It was't Patsy, but myfirst sweet-heart was a proper han'sonee gal. I worked for her father.Ohio was all in the woods then, andevery body lived in log houses. Downin Cleveland there was a store or two.And my three hundred acres that isworth now one hundred and fifty dol.lars an acre, wasn't worth when Ibought it only three dollars. Pshaw Ipesaw ! how times is changed. Gladto get corn bread and common gravythen-had to go thirty miles downto chagin to mill. I always usedto go up for boss instead of himself,for 1 only "hefted" ninety pounds inweight and made a lighter load overa bag of corn on horseback. Let mesee I weigh one hundred and eghtynow.Well, I was twenty-five years oldjust about, and in love with boss'sdaughter but always thought she felta leetle above me, for I was not quiteas tall as she was anyhow, and working at eight dollars a month and hadto dress in tow linen at that.You never see one of them loggingfrocks made like a, shirt, out of flaxtow, did yerWell, I bought this blue coat whenI married Patsy, thirty and five yearsago. I never wore any but that, andit it was Sunday, to-day, I should haveit on., for I dispise extravagance andnew fangled flumories and thingumbob noodles' 'round y'r houses.I was in love thirty five years ago,head over heels, and never dared tosay a word about it.. Her name was Jerusha. I longedto el hr owmy hatswelled andburnt for her as it is thumped agin mychest; but 1 could never screw mycourage up to the pint-but thought Iwould somec day ; I'd beent alone withher many times anid had resolved andresolved on popping it right .out, butthe stillness was as awful on theum 'easions as tho roar of the Niagara. andmoy heart would feel all over like yourlittle linger when you hit your elbow'gin a thing accidenutal, a tarnal tingling fullness.Cuss my luck, said I to myself.One Sunday night I cumn hum fromnill alter a ride of three day's andJer-usha had a beau ; dressed as sniartas a dancing master. My heartjnmped into my gullet the very minute Isee him.I-felt down in the mouth for I knewI was a gone fellow, lie had ounbroadcloth. Talk of your new faingledGossop and Greshon houses now, butfolks in them days didn't have butone room down "tairs, and a ladder togo up stairs; a puncheon floor wasgood enough below, and oak uhankersplit out by hand, kivered the chamberfloor. It wasi in boss's house and Islept up chamnber. I want to remuember mny torn shirt and I want you toimiaginue mny feelinags that ntight afterI want to bed for .Jerusha and thedandy chap had the hull room belowto themselves with a rousing brightlire to spark. 1 couldn't stand thetemptation to hear what they had tosay for themselves. WVhisper I whisper!I whisper !You may laugh at it, but it is thenaked truth I amn going- to tell. Ihave laughed myself at the same thing.WVhen I heard something pop likeakiss, by ginger I could s and my heartthumps no longer. Curiosity andjealousy got the upper hand of - me; Iwanted to see tfr mysell, so I slid outof bed setting flat like a tailor on tiwefloor, determined to hitch up just as Isot, inch at a time, to the opening overthe hearth where the beames and gunhooks was.A cat couldn't been no stiller artera mouse, but my heart thumpt.d lurid,er every hitch, just as it will when aman goes to do what aint right.Well, just as I had gained the rightpint to look over at 'em just tilted thefloor-down I went, tow shirt to gnuhook-and there I hung blindthid,like a squirrel half skinne i, right overmy rival and sweet 'alt-ready fiui'bathing. I couldn't see 'em at allarter that and it was more than tenminutes befire the old boss awoke totare me loose; dangling found the tire.What, what, said he, got a sparerib? Iha ! let ime down, said I. Igut pretty well bakedi, any how, andhaint been quite so raw in love matters, I never looked Jerrsha in theface from that day, nor a girl in theneighborhood, fir I could swear she.told 'em all. That accident got' Alygrit up to make a fortin. I went ofI' afew miles and m:irried the first chanceI got, just out of spite-and Patsy isworth all on 'em urter all -and inar.rying is a lottery business.Then don't hang yuurselt as I did beease you can't get a particul -r girlbut remember that your heart is like 'rubber, it will stretchi a good ways andnot break.Substitute for Guano,Messrs. .iditors-" What shall Weuse as a substitute for guano?" Thisquestion was considered in the Conn.iry Gentlemen of July 20. 1 see nodifficulty in finding a substitute forguano, or rather finding the principalfor which guano is now used is a sub.etituto. Whatever contains .ihu eie"-ments of guano, must be equally vn1i' -able as a fertilizer. If the f.rmer willcuinpare the analysis of guano withthat of urine, he will find urine asrich in every element of fertility asguano, with the exception perhaps ofthe phosphate of lime. But this doflciency could easily be supplied bythe application of common lime withanimal manures. No farmer shouldever purchase guano or any foreignmanures, while he wastes all the urineof his animals and of his family.Urine could be used with good effectas guano, and at an expense comparatively trifling.No farmer need go of' from his ownfarm for the means to enrich it, for liehas only to return to each field but. asmall part of what grows upon it tokeep it in a high state of fertility.But Nature has no substitute for urineor the elements of urine. The urinemust either be returned to the soil, orsomething "containing the same ele.ments. For these elements, guano isnow used as a substitute. Thereshould be then but one question withthe farmer. That is how shall I savewith the least expense, and use to thebest advantage the time of my animal,and family I I am acquainted withscores of farmers that purchase annu.ally various quantities of poudrotte,phosphate of lime and guano, that havenever saved the first pound oif theexcrement of' their family. the urine oftheir animals, or the droppings of theirhen.roost. Any farmer should heashamed, either to raise small crops,or to purchase foreign manures wvhen.any of the above elements are allowedto go to waste.A RlUs.-One of our SecretarIes ofState for the United States struck omuta good mode of setting rid (fran intruder in a partienir case. It appearsthat the door iteeper of' the Secretary'soffice was remarkably obliging, whichproved quite the thling for a rabidoffice seeker, who maniged to get inevery day and bother the Secretary.When the anlnoyance continued threeor four days, the Secretary stepped upone morning to the door Keeper, andasked what 'hat mnan came after daily."Yes," replied the funotionaery, " anofficee, I suppose?""True; but do you know whatoflice?""~ Well, then. I'll tell you, he wantsyour place."The next morning the scene betweenofliceseeker and the polite door keeperis said to have been rich, f'romi thepeculiar manlier in wvhich the intruderwas informed--" The Secretar) is notat home !"A NOVELIS'S CONFExsstoN.-Bulwarthe novelist, in a letter to a gentlemanin Boston said "I have closed lmy .care'er as writer of fact ion. I gm gloomyand unhappy. I have exausted thepowers of' life, chasing pleasuro whereat is not be found."Thn Printers know what these'linesare ihr. -